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Household of John Shields (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Shields and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Shields, born in 1836 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Bridget Shields, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 3 children; James (born 1866 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Henry (born 1837 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, Margaret (born 1826 in Ireland).


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John Shields's household

Male

John

Shields

Head
Female

Bridget

Shields

Wife
Male

James

Shields

Son
Male

Thomas

Shields

Son
Male

John

Shields

Son
Male

Henry

Scullion

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Kerrigan

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Shields
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Shields

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Bridget

Shields

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

James

Shields

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Shields

Son

-

10

1871

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Shields

Son

-

7

1874

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Scullion

Boarder

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Margaret

Kerrigan

Boarder

Unmarried

55

1826

Ireland

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